(19)
(11) EP 2 974 769 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03

(21) Application number: 15176464.4

(22) Date of filing: 16.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/05(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 17.03.2009 US 160765 P
11.09.2009 US 558143

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
10710501.7 / 2408515

(71) Applicant: AMS Research Corporation
Minnetonka, MN 55343 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LUND, Robert E.
    Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (US)
  • WANG, Guangjian
    Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND TISSUE ANCHOR


(57) The invention provides an implantable electrode lead for facilitating electrical stimulation of tissue of a patient, the electrode lead comprising a lead body having a distal end; an electrode attached to the distal end of the lead body, the electrode comprising a plurality of stimulation elements formed of an electrically conductive material; and at least one insulative element formed of an electrically non-conductive material; wherein the stimulation elements and the at least one insulative element are joined together to form a stacked column of alternating stimulation and insulative elements; a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending through the lead body, each wire coupled to one of the stimulation elements; and a tissue anchor configured to facilitate anchoring the electrode to tissue of the patient, wherein each of the stimulation elements comprises a body having first and second ends; and each of the at least one insulative elements comprises a body having first and second ends that are respectively configured to interconnect with the second and first ends of the body of one of the stimulation elements.







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